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Andrew Lang's Fairy is a series of 12 books by Andrew Lang: 2,700 pages in the 10 with a known length, about 50 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

12
books
2,700
pages in 10 of them
50 hours
to read those 10
99 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Red Fairy Book 1890 6.4 h The Green Fairy Book 1892 5.5 h The Yellow Fairy Book 1894 5.3 h The Pink Fairy Book 1897 4.5 h The Grey Fairy Book 1900 4.7 h The Violet Fairy Book 1901 4.9 h The Crimson Fairy Book 1903 4.6 h The Brown Fairy Book 1904 4.5 h The Orange Fairy Book 1906 4.7 h
The Olive Fairy Book 1907 length not known
The Lilac Fairy Book 1910 4.5 h
The Blue Fairy Book length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Red Fairy Book 1890 6.4 h

    Fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia.

  2. The Green Fairy Book 1892 5.5 h

    Fairy tales gathered from the folklore of Russia, Germany, Italy, France, China, Scotland, and England.

  3. The Yellow Fairy Book 1894 5.3 h

    First published in 1894, this extensive fairy tale anthology was edited by Andrew Lang, a pioneering author and critic.

  4. The Pink Fairy Book 1897 4.5 h

    A collection of more than thirty fairy tales gathered from all over the world.

  5. The Grey Fairy Book 1900 4.7 h

    A collection of thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece, and France, and other parts of the world.

  6. The Violet Fairy Book 1901 4.9 h

  7. The Crimson Fairy Book 1903 4.6 h

    Twenty four fairy tales from the folklore of Hungary, Russia, Rumania, Serbia, Tunis, Finland, Iceland, Japan, and Sicily.

  8. The Brown Fairy Book 1904 4.5 h

    Thirty-two fairy tales from the folklore of Africa, Australia, Brazil, India, New Caledonia, and Persia.

  9. The Orange Fairy Book 1906 4.7 h

    A collection of fairy tales brought and translated from Rhodesia, Uganda, and Punjaub.

  10. The Olive Fairy Book 1907 length not known

  11. The Lilac Fairy Book 1910 4.5 h

    Thirty-three fairy tales including The one-handed girl and The raspberry worm.

  12. The Blue Fairy Book length not known

How much is left

After The Red Fairy Book about 43 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Green Fairy Book about 38 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Yellow Fairy Book about 32 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Pink Fairy Book about 28 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Grey Fairy Book about 23 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Violet Fairy Book about 18 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Crimson Fairy Book about 14 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Brown Fairy Book about 9 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Orange Fairy Book about 4 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Olive Fairy Book about 4 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 49 hours 30 minutes

10 of 12 books, 2,700 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

99 days (about 15 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.